Talk:List of stadiums by capacity/Archive 1

Addition of "Bristol Motor Speedway" to "List of stadiums by capacity"
This addition was recently placed in this article. Is it valid to place a speedway on a list of stadiums? Also, if it is valid, the ranking numbers need to be adjusted to reflect this addition. Thanks. Shuffle Queen 03:37, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't have a problem with listing speedways. People sitting and/or standing around watching a sporting event in a contained arena. Potentially you could play a game of football (any code) in the infield. btw, Indianapolis Motor Speedway is supposedly the biggest-- Htra0497 10:22, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If motor racing venues were added, I'd rather the title change to sporting venues instead of stadiums. A stadium really is a smaller venue, used specifically for any football code or athletics/track and field, than for motor racing.  Perhaps a better idea might be a list of capacities of motor racing venues around the world.  It should noted that many motor racing venues have limited seats but many areas on hills where spectators can view the action.  If we go with sports venues, Strahov Stadium will have to be added, as well as horse racing venues.  Patken4 21:46, 23 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm going to start working on a separate article called "List of Sporting Venues by Attendance"...as Churchill Downs, Bristol and Indy would obviously be near the top of that list. Until Bristol hosts that UT game they're always talking about, it's not a stadium. Smashville 14:53, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The word stadium/stadia is an architectural nomenclature, not a sporting one. Therefore, whether a venue such as Bristol should be considered a stadium has nothing at all to do with the sport it hosts; It rests purely upon its architectural integrity in meeting the definition of the word Stadium, which, an all-enclosed bowl, it does as comprehensively as Michigan Stadium or Neyland. Its design is highly unusual for a motorsports venue, but by no means unique. As others have mentioned below, there are speedway venues in the UK that are similarly all-enclosed bowls, and are consequently named - Oxford Stadium is just one example. If you are not going to change the title of this page to "List of football stadia by capacity", then Bristol needs to be on this list.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stealthbong (talk • contribs) 11:33, 3 March 2020 (UTC)

Bristol Motor Speedway is a completely enclosed or "contained" arena. It has to be included, as it is a 360 degree enclosed arena. If you do not then you have to change the title. It is a stadium in every sense of the word. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.159.6.189 (talk) 20:17, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Horseracing and Motorsport venues can be included in a list of sports venues. They are not generally considered to be stadiums. Motorsport venues are never called stadiums. See for instance how Category:Stadiums is a sub-category of Category:Sports venues. ie. not all sports venues are stadiums. Willy turner (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

By your definition of "stadium" Bristol Motor Speedway should be at the top of the list regardless of venue. The stadium seats about 160,000 people and may be number one in the world including soccer stadiums. The numbers and definition speaks for themselves.68.191.236.132 (talk) 15:24, 17 January 2009 (UTC)

List of horse racing venues by capacity, List of motor racing venues by capacity and List of sports venues by capacity are the places for these venues. Only stadiums should be included in this article. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

A "stadium" is defined by architectural properties and not by the sports that it hosts. It is a complete nonsense not to have Bristol Motor Speedway on this list. It is a stadium in every sense of the design, and the definition of the word. Look at it from Google Earth for Heavens sake!

Furthermore, if you're going to quibble about the sports it hosts, BMS has actually hosted football matches, and it is listed as holding the record attendance for a football match held in the USA. Since it is a fully enclosed stadium, indestiguishable in design from similar single tier stadia such as the old Wembley, it should be at the top of this list.

This does NOT mean that other motor speedway or race tracks should also be included because they do NOT qualify as stadia, because the are not fully enclosed stadia in the unique (for motorsports) way that BMS is. Stealthbong (talk) 08:36, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Is this still a question? I can see where there is some difference in interpretation based on looking at Cambridge English Dictionary definition "a large structure consisting of many rows of seats surrounding an area of land on which sports are played and where sometimes other public events happen", versus Merriam- Webster definition 2, b and c "b : a tiered structure with seats for spectators surrounding an ancient Greek running track c : a large usually roofless building with tiers of seats for spectators at sports events" But, but either definition, Bristol is a stadium, and should be added. If you looked at Bristol without knowing what they did in the infield, you would never be able to distinguish it from any other stadium. The difficulty comes, I think, from the different points of view. In Cambridge British English, perhaps from the point of view of a country without stadiums large enough for motorsport. This point of view doubtless shared by many fans of field sports. In the other a point of view of a country where Nascar is a sport and building a stadium to race cars in is normal. If a list of "sporting venues" is required, then feel free. Silverstone, for instance is not a stadium. I think this just needs to be looked at from a purely technical aspect as fits in Wikipedia setting aside the arguments about "sports". Wiredrabbit (talk) 15:37, 1 September 2019 (UTC)

Just two add my two cents - it's clear that Bristol Speedway Arena should be considered a stadium. As others have said, motor sport arenas with various different stands erected across a course are evidently different to Bristol Speedway Arena - which is an enclosed, oval stadium. From a British perspective, there are many stadiums which formerly had speedway tracks around a football (soccer) pitch. When they did have speedway tracks, they were never considered to be anything but stadiums. Wembley Stadium is probably the most significant example, but also Celtic Park, and many, many other lower league teams. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.97.219.186 (talk) 07:44, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

There is no reasonable definition of stadium that would disqualify Bristol Motor Speedway from this list. It not ordinarily called a stadium, but neither are many other stadiums, which are often referred to as fields, parks, pitches, etc. The infield area is significantly larger than the measure of a stadion in Greek antiquity or stadium in Latin antiquity, but these are hardly reals measure employed in the design of modern stadia; furthermore, to disqualify something from a list of largest things for being too large is fundamentally silly. All of the typical reasons for excluding motor racing and horse racing venues do not apply to Bristol Motor Speedway. It has even hosted multiple American football matches, and indeed, it holds the record for the largest attendence of any American football match. The exists no reason for the ongoing exclusion of Bristol Motor Speedway from this list except a clear prejudice against the kinds of activities that occur within the venue in question--not any characteristic of the venue itself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.13.16.10 (talk) 05:18, 21 November 2020 (UTC)

Why no states in the table for US locations?
This might be a American-centric question but why are there no states listed in the names for locations in the United States? Is it an issue of formating? Jasgrider 15:14, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
 * There's no state, province, county etc. in any of them.--Angry mob mulls options (talk) 09:48, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
 * mentioned now. Also, it reduced 'bytes' for this page as for most of the USA locations, a got replaced by a, b . Please feel free to add state information for other countries also. Some formatting (like sorting and column width) of the table has to be changed (I'll try to look into that).GDibyendu (talk) 07:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

There is no reason to list states or provinces of any country. Takes up too much space. Other country specific lists can include states. The lists of American football, baseball and soccer stadiums in the U.S are sortable by state. Willy turner (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Just culled a load of stuff where it details something less than a country level, few exceptions being largest purpose build stadium such as Gaelic games AWoodland (talk) 07:33, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Inclusion of Estadio Internacional Monterrey
Why is this on the list? It hasn't been built, and isn't even pledged to be built by 2020. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dzuunmod (talk • contribs) 18:18, 27 December 2007 (UTC) Deleted. Please only include current stadiums. Willy turner (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

List of stadiums with 100,000 capacity
A lot more stadiums are listed in in this page. Probably the wikipage list needs to be upgraded accordingly.GDibyendu (talk) 13:58, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Someday, I'll start a new article to include all sporting venues with a seating capacity of 100,000 or more. It would include current venues, venues that are now below 100,000 but once held that figure, closed venues, and proposed/never built/not yet built venues.  All the venues on that list will be included.  Patken4 (talk) 14:23, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I have started on a List of sporting venues with a highest attendance of 100,000 or more. Thanks. Patken4 (talk) 18:56, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Just realized that currently this page contains more than 400 stadiums and their capacity. Only thing is that it ignored Racing Stadiums, most of which comes with top capacity. GDibyendu (talk) 22:01, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

See above discussion. I dont think anyone uses the phrase "racing stadium". Some day I may create a list of all sports venues by capacity. Willy turner (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Capacity Mistakes

 * Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium (No-183 in list) is not 57,600 in capacity. It is now 65,000 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.42.189.177 (talk) 18:59, 29 March 2008 (UTC)
 * If you are sure and have citable references, please go ahead and update the data and rank. Today I have updated the information of two stadiums: Eden Gardens (its capacity has reduced after renovation, not today, but somehow people did not correct it earlier) and Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi (its capacity for sports activities is 100,000; though it can accomodate 130,000 for concerts, this wikipage is for sports stadiums only, so corrected the capacity to 100,00). Also removed images of these two stadiums as they are not 2nd and 3rd largest stadium. Once, if agreed by editors, Racing stadiums are included, most of stadiums currently listed will have a decline in ranks.GDibyendu (talk) 22:06, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

You are mistaken about Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi capacity. Willy turner (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Jacksonville Municipal Stadium has a capacity of 76,867. Not 73,000. DragonFury (talk) 20:36, 31 July 2008 (UTC)


 * The Melbourne Cricket Ground should have a capacity of 100,943, which is the sitting AND standing capacity given in the AFL press release used as a reference. Whoever put the current figure, citing that reference, doesn't appear to have read the whole article. This would elevate the MCG to around 8th or 9th in the world? 124.181.223.218 (talk) 09:14, 24 September 2011 (UTC)


 * The Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia has a seating capacity of 100,000 people as stated in the source not 87,000. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.25.232.9 (talk) 07:31, 16 August 2013 (UTC)


 * Ohio Stadium Expanded this season with additional seating — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.210.242.135 (talk) 23:17, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Contradiction
There is a contradiction between this article and Beaver Stadium on the stadium's rank in the world. Somebody who is more familiar with this topic than I should look into which rank is correct.

--Quintin3265 (talk) 19:44, 3 April 2008 (UTC)
 * updated the page and removed the contradiction.GDibyendu (talk) 07:15, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


 * I've added a discussion section at the Michigan Stadium talk page. Patken4 (talk) 14:10, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Its sorted now. Willy turner (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

any reason why cairo international is listed at 8 and at 68? is it's 100,000 plus capacity really all seater, or is it an old capacity before going all seater? Daiyounger (talk) 23:23, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

wrong capacity
the capacity of citrus bowl is 74,635, not 70,188. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 119.95.130.172 (talk) 01:25, 30 April 2008 (UTC) If you dont provide a reference to a club or stadium website please dont bother saying what you think the capacity is. Willy turner (talk) 14:23, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

pontiac silverdome
isn't the pontiac silverdome there?--119.95.130.172 (talk) 01:40, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * add it. Please increase all the serial numbers after its rank. Thanks.GDibyendu (talk) 04:45, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

I didnt include it because its closed. Not sure whether to include it or not. No team plays there anymore, but the city authorities seem to be maintaining it somewhat, whilst trying to sell it. Willy turner (talk) 14:53, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

MARACANA
did i miss the maracana? ok, so they don't pack 180 000 in as they did in the old days. something about safety, eh. don't all concrete terraces move when the crowd does? anyway, at 95 000 it should be in there.Daiyounger (talk) 20:04, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, you missed it. It was at rank 13. GDibyendu (talk) 05:05, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

While adding an unlisted stadium to this list
You cannot replace an existing entry You have to find the correct rank in the list, it may be a tie. You have to increase rank of all rows starting from next rank. If you don't have time or bandwidth to do this due diligence, please do not add the entry.GDibyendu (talk) 11:34, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Is there a bot, template, or tool that will automatically re-number the ranks based on the capacity of the stadium? Patken4 (talk) 12:03, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Not aware of that. I did it once manually. So, not yet there, I guess. GDibyendu (talk) 13:33, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

WRONG
take a glance and you will see how wrong it is, cairo stadium, that one in indonesia, what's wrong with the list? also at least one stadium is missing, Camp Nou, in barcelona, it has a capacity of roughly 97,000 and is to be upgraded too. oh and croke park, im probably missing a whole load of others too. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.201.174 (talk) 12:29, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Stadium Australia
Just a quick thing. I don't ever remember a cricket match being played at Stadium Australia. I could very well be wrong. Thegoldenrule (talk) 17:21, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
 * There have been several cricket games played at Stadium Australia - mostly T20s. Tigerman2005 (talk) 03:04, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Largest Stadiums
Here is a link that has all the latest capacities http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_menu/stadium_list/100000.shtml —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.119.253.200 (talk) 17:29, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

worldstadiums is NOT a reliable source for capacities,and should only be used if there is no capacity listed at the official website of the stadium or any of it's tenants. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Where is the Rose Bowl?
nm —Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.142.64.70 (talk) 18:46, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Capacity vs Largest Crowd
Kyle Field has a capacity of 82,600, but has had a largest crowd of more than 88,000. What's the difference? And should the largest crowd number also be noted here? --HighKing (talk) 16:15, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Capacity is generally seating capacity, i.e. how many seats there are. In many North Americans stadiums, and some European stadiums, there are standing sections or room for standees (standing room only).  Because most stadiums use the seating capacity as it's official capacity, we use it here.  The thing with adding a new column is that many of stadiums either don't have a standing section or it would difficult to find the highest figure.  A new article may not be a bad idea.  I have created one for those with 100,000 or more people.  Patken4 (talk) 03:20, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

No, Patken is completely wrong on this. The capacities in the list are, and always have been, the total capacities, including sitting and standing.Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Stamford Bridge x2?
The stadium Stamford Bridge appears twice in the list. At 370 & 377. Is this correct? As far as I know there is only one Stamford Bridge, but I am not exactly sure of the capacity. JamesGlover1 (talk) 14:14, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

What is the world's largest stadium?
The Strahov Stadium ("Strahovský stadion" in Czech) is a stadium in the Strahov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest stadium in the world, seating nearly 250,000. (WIKI) and the field is equivalent to 9 football (soccer) pitches (total 310.5m x 202.5m)

The largest stadium in the world in the open is Strahov Stadium in Prague, Czech Republic, completed in 1934, could accomodate 240,000 spectators for mass displays of up to 40,000 Sokol gymnasts. Though the stadium is no longer used for sporting events, but to host concerts. Source: Guinness Book of Records.

The largest stadium still used for sporting events is the Rungnado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. It can seat 150,000. The largest sport facility is Indianapolis Motor Speedway also seats 250,000. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.59.148.56 (talk) 21:14, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Taiwan v Chinese Taipei, UK inconsistency?
Stadia are listed as being in England, Scotland or Wales, rather than as being in the UK. I assume this is for sporting reasons, as these nations often compete under these banners in football, rugby, Commonwealth Games, etc. On that basis though should Taiwan not be Chinese Taipei as that's what they are referred to when they take part in international competition? Feel free to discuss. I will change it unless somebody gives me a decent reason not to. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Villafancd (talk • contribs) 22:00, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

No,the Republic of China will be refered to by it's most common name; Taiwan. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

New Old Trafford?
Surely this shouldn't be in the number one spot, the link doesn't provide any evidence, and the grammar is awful, shouldn't we remove it and renumber everything? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thepeganator (talk • contribs) 18:14, 8 May 2009 (UTC)

Duplicated entry
Estadio Universitario in # 237 and # 392 refer to the same stadium. The official location is San Nicolas de los Garza, which is part of the metro area of Monterrey. I do not know for sure what the capacity of the stadium is. The wiki article on the stadium quotes 51,000. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Josuedavila (talk • contribs) 15:33, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
 * BC Place Stadium is referred to twice.Thinman10 (talk)13.Feb.2010 —Preceding undated comment added 03:58, 13 February 2010 (UTC).

Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium is listed twice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.56.42.187 (talk) 01:26, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Stadiums?
Surely this article should be called List of stadia by capacity. I'm sure Wikipedia wants to achieve the best possible standard of the English language?

I thought someone would have changed it already but since they haven't, I thought I'd put it up for discussion... Stadia is the plural of stadium. Bonzostar (talk) 20:27, 24 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I suggest changing the name of this article to "List of Stadia by Capacity" to bring the article in line with others on similar topics such as "List of European Stadia by Capacity". When I was searching for statistics on stadia capacity this discrepancy caused some delay in finding the right page. I'm not an expert editor and so wouldn't know how to emplace redirects from searches containing the word "stadiums" to articles titled with the word "stadia". Hope that all makes sense —Preceding unsigned comment added by Basalisk (talk • contribs) 11:27, 11 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Stadium as a noun though is not inappropriate as it is an article about actual places. The fact that an S is added to make the noun plural does not mean you have to immediately go to the word Stadia, which is more of an English(British)word as opposed to Stadium with is an English(N.America)word.  Are you suggesting that we use a British variant over a just as acceptable N.American word that is in no way in violation of proper North American English usage, and if so why?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Deepintexas (talk • contribs) 09:17, 18 November 2009 (UTC)


 * According to dictionary.com and wiktionary both are acceptable. According to answers.com, uncited, stadiums is the preferred usage in this instance. Deepintexas, can you find a source for your claim of a North American/British difference? Greenman (talk) 12:08, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Exactly. Look up any dictionary and you will find that both are acceptable. The word stadiums is used vastly more than stadia in any reliable sources I have ever read,so that's the word we use. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Horse Racing
What catagory does Horse Racing fall under, The Motor racing one or the Stadia one? The C of E (talk) 14:26, 23 June 2009 (UTC)


 * They should go under the motor racing section. Thanks! Patken4 (talk) 20:20, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Please see List of horse racing venues by capacity, List of motor racing venues by capacity and List of sports venues by capacity. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Montreal Olympic Stadium, Flags of British Nations
There were two entries for Montreal Olympic Stadium / Le Stade Olympique with discrepancy of capacity. So I deleted one of them and I reverted to the original article regarding the capacity. I also deleted reference to Montreal Impact and to baseball since the stadium is not used for those functions anymore.

The article here is about the stadium, not about the team playing in it. Therefore, the usage of the flags of the nations in U.K. (England, Scotland, Wales) is incorrect and inconsistent with the rest of the article. Should the article followed that instance, flags of California, Alberta and New South Wales would be used instead. Clearly, it is not the way the page should be shown. Hence, I deleted all reference to British nations and changed them to United Kingdom.Jusfiq (talk) 17:55, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

The nations of the UK are not states within one country, they are separate nations united by the fact they share the same Monarch so they should have the individual countries flags The C of E (talk) 19:24, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Be as it may in the UK, internationally the constituent nations of the UK are not recognized as countries. It is evidenced in Wikipedia article List of countries. There is no country under the name of England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. Following the same logic, the Russian Federation also consists of a number of Republic.Jusfiq (talk) 21:08, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Changing the country name and flags of the home nations to the UK would be rather controversial, and would likely provoke an edit war by nationalists of various persuasions. The list has used individual home nations quite happily for years, so should stay that way. The reasoning behind this discrepancy is largley due to the fact that most stadiums in the UK are used for soccer or rugby union, and each home nation has seperate national teams and leagues for these sports. Incidentaly, Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Seated capacity?
The lead on this says that stadia are ordered by seated capacity but Croke Park (there are probably others too, German football stadia for example) have a capacity listed that includes a standing area. One or other of these should be fixed really. SchumiUCD (talk) 10:06, 31 July 2009 (UTC)


 * You are right, the list should use only seating capacity. The following german capacities should be fixed:

Signal Iduna Park Dortmund 65,718 seats Allianz Arena Munich 66000 seats Veltins-Arena Gelsenkirchen 54,142 seats HSH-Nordbank Arena Hamburg 51.500 seats Mercedes-Benz Arena Stuttgart 60.100 seats after the current construction, approx 2011 Borussia Park Mönchengladbach 46,249 seats Rhein-Energie Stadion Cologne 46,134 seats Commerzbank Arena Frankfurt 48000 seats</li> <li>AWD Arena Hannover 43000 seats</li> <li>Frankenstadion Nuremberg 44.308 seats</li> <li>Weserstadion Bremen 37.512 seats</li> <li>Südweststadion Ludwigshafen doesn't belong in this list at all. Even if the city would allow to use it to its full capacity, most of it would be standing area anyway.</li></ul> --Hessencrew (talk) 08:54, 18 August 2009 (UTC)

The lead was incorrectly changed without any consensus to imply the list is based soley on seating capacity. The list is actually based on total capacity, including seating plus standing. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Aussie Stadium
I can't remember exactly what number it is on the list, ~400+, but I noticed there were 2 entries (ANZ stadium and Aussie Stadium) with the same capacity (45,500?), however ANZ stadium is already listed above (and with a much greater capacity), so one should be removed. A second entry of Aussie stadium is also listed at (45,000?) capacity. I would fix this up however I am not adept enough to make such changes —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bevstarrunner (talk • contribs) 04:09, 28 August 2009 (UTC)


 * You're just getting confused by stadiums with the same name. "Aussie Stadium" is more correctly the Sydney Football Stadium. Stadium Australia is also located in Sydney and was previously called ANZ Stadium. There is also a stadium in Brisbane that was called ANZ Stadium and possibly a few others. Anyway ANZ Stadium and Aussie Stadium are not the same places. Tigerman2005 (talk) 03:08, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

Azadi Stadium
Azadi Stadium has 90 000 capacity, not 100 000, see the article. Vanjagenije (talk) 22:02, 31 August 2009 (UTC)

No,see the reference to the stadiums official website - 100k. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Temporary seating
How should temporary seating be used in this article? Some stadiums, notably University of Phoenix Stadium and potentially Cowboys Stadium, can be expanded through the use of temporary seating. Currently, both stadiums are listed according to the normal, unexpanded capacity. I think this is correct since the expanded seating is temporary and only used for big events. However, stadiums like Jacksonville Municipal Stadium where it's main tenant covers up permanent seating to get games on local tv, should use the maximum, permanent seating capacity. Jacksonville Municipal Stadium also uses temporary seating for some events, but it's figure in this list is for permanent seating. Does anyone else have an opinion? Thanks! Patken4 (talk) 23:41, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

This article actually uses the word capacity, and therefore there should be no such thing as temporary seating, but just how many it can actually legally hold for an event, even if it's an event that it doesn't always host. Otherwise this article should be redone to be more exacting as it is right now very misleading. The Cowboy stadium is a great example. It has held over 105,000, just for a football game and can hold over 112,000 for concerts. In the article though it says that it has a capacity of 80,000. That's mearly the number of seats for a normal game. Without getting way into every way this is wrong, they can actually add a seat to every row as every seat slides upping the number of seats.Deepintexas (talk) 09:08, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

You are correct, all stadiums are, or should be, listed according to the normal, unexpanded capacity. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Sydney Cricket Ground
Appears twice, at 324 and 362. Bags not renumber all the stadia below it! 114.72.157.62 (talk) 07:39, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

Flemington Racecourse Melbourne
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne Australia, where the annual Melbourne Cup is held has a capacity of 130,000 i believe, not included in the list, cheers 210.84.0.226 (talk) 00:57, 5 October 2009 (UTC)

Please see List of horse racing venues by capacity. Horse racing and motor racing venues are not counted as stadiums. Willy turner (talk) 16:10, 15 August 2010 (UTC)

Lucas Oil Statium is new home of the Indianapolis Colts
The RCA Dome is no longer used by the Indianapolis Colts American football team. The Lucas Oil Stadium is the new home. Biglar81 (talk) 15:04, 11 October 2009 (UTC) The Indianapolis Colts NFL home page.

Ancient stadiums
Not sure how relevant the Maximus Circus is, as this was used for chariot races, which means that it falls under the sporting venues mentioned earlier and was not a stadia (as the Ancient Olympia Stadium was). However if you feel this should remain, then you may want to make a reference to the Hippodrome of Constantinople, which was a similar venue and seated 100000 people. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippodrome_of_Constantinople. Speaking of the Ancient Stadium of Olympia, I was going to suggest that it is also worth making a reference to the ancient Panathinaiko Stadium Athens (Greece) built in 390 BC. This for a start is the oldest stadium in the world that still exists in all its glory, seats 77000 people, was the main venue for the first modern Olympic Games in Athens 1896, and was also used as a venue in the Athens Olympics of 2004. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathinaiko_Stadium I would have done the changes myself had in known how. thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.13.56.104 (talk) 22:54, 22 December 2009 (UTC)